In the past days, in which we were once again fully occupied by Poland and stood up against them in two RWs, no clear signal was given to fight. This doesn’t mean we do not appreciate the persistence many of our soldiers have already shown or the private supplies that were put to use. It does mean however that we just cannot give the order yet to give all we have.

We hope to answer the most important questions in this article:

Why is there no order to fully engage in battle?
The government simply does not have the necessary funds to supply everyone (our own soldiers and allies) and sign enough MPPs to liberate us for the long term. It is too early to ask anyone to deploy the saved up bazooka’s and energy bars, while our chances are so slim. We are however working hard on improving our financial situation, an extra reason to save up now in order to be more effective later on.

But we are winning battles too?
Indeed in the last two RWs we have shown that we can sure make it hard on Poland and that we can count on a large number of allies and individual (foreign) players, willing to fight for us! But to win a longer campaign - since if we were to win, Poland would return and this could go on for some time - we cannot blindly hope for the contribution and reserves of individual players or sponsors.

Do we get support from our alliance EDEN?
We indeed got prio in EDEN, meaning all EDEN countries are sent to us. But because at that time another country started supplying, far less fighters showed up than could have. This only emphasizes the importance of supplying. Besides that, Poland is just too strong, and we immediately notice it when they put their Campaign of the Day on our RW. In that case, we really need all of our allies to be able to win.

Why are there supplies occasionally?
A few days ago, we could supply some battles thanks to donations from individual players. You can immediately see the result of that: support from all corners and we could win these battles. For the most recent RW in East-NL Xyrrath has been supplying. We feel strongly supported by this and the results were accordingly. What this teaches us most, is that in the end, with sufficient means and help form our allies, we will be able to free ourselves.

But for now: are the orders to NOT fight?
We must first rebuild reserves before we can call on all to fully engage in battle to liberate ourselves. This doesn’t mean we don’t want you to fight. But preferably for your Daily Order, for Battle Hero or True Patriot medals. Je rankt er hard door en het is natuurlijk ook voor de kick om Polen dwars te zitten. Maar als het je meer kost dan je kunt betalen, doe het dan niet omdat je denkt dat we ons serieus kunnen bevrijden.

Why are members of the gov actively fighting themselves and shouting for battles?
Firstly, we fight with weapons we can pay for ourselves (and we do more damage with Q7 than with bazookas). We fight to complicate matters for the ePolish, but without any illusions of success. Calling to come and fight for us is intended to keep our case in the spotlight internationally, and we hope that more foreign warriors are prepared to help us annoy the Polish.

The advice for starting players: only fight more than is needed for your DO if you:
- can afford it (don't trade gold to buy weapons, but save it to upgrade your training buildings!!)
- already have plenty of weapons, or if there are free supplies > For this check your MU shouts and the IRC-channel #nl-army
- were already planning to aim for a Battle Hero medal.Try to save your Energy Bars as much as possible!

Are there any other questions? Ask them to the Commander or Captain of your MU.

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